One of the highlights of the 53rd Anniversary of the province of Aklan will be the weeklong 10th Aklan Piña & Fiber Festival (Fiber Fest) on 20 – 26 April 2009. The main venue will be the Trade Hall, Capitol Site, Kalibo, Aklan. The opening program and the theme unveiling will be on 20 April at 3:00 in the afternoon. The Fiber Fest will showcase Aklan’s best products: piña, abaca, raffia fibers, loomvowen fabrics, fashion accessories, gifts, furnishings, and decorative crafts, processed meat and fish products, bakery and confectionary products, ornamental plants and cutflowers.
Other exhibits will include:
1. Contemporary Lifestyle Setting of Living Spaces by PJ Arañador, a world renowned Lifestyle Designer; and
2. One-Town-One Product (OTOP) booths of all 17 municipalities of Aklan and community-based organizations and agencies.
Guests and visitors will enjoy the festive mood of Fiber Fest at Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo with nightly dinner and entertainment events at the Provincial Capitol Grounds. Gastronomic, native, and gourmets foods will be made available by local restaurateurs and concessionaires amidst live bands’ music.
Fashion creations, apparels, and designs of Aklan’s local designers and couturiers will be unveiled in the Aninag Indigenous Fibers Fashion Show at 7:00 p.m. on April 23 at the ABL Sports Complex, Capitol Site. Ramp models for the Aninag will be led by the Honorable Governor Carlito S. Marquez, the Honorable Vice Governor Gabrielle V. Calizo with other local government executives and officials.
The Fiber Fest is a showcase of public partnership of the Provincial Government of Aklan, the Congressional District Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Fiber Industry Development Authority, the Aklan Piña Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc., the Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc., and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. – Aklan Chapter. /MP
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